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Education

Ph.D. in Agricultural and Environmental Science, Kyushu University, Japan (expected 2027)
M.S. in Agricultural Science (Plant Physiology), ICAR – Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India, 2021
B.S. in Crop Science (Advanced Program), Vietnam National University of Agriculture, 2015

Positions

7/2025 – present: Researcher / Deputy Head, Department of Vegetable and Flower Research, Institute of Biology and Agricultural Technology, Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA)
8/2017 – 6/2025: Researcher / Deputy Head, Department of Vegetable and Flower Research, Institute of Plant Research and Development, VNUA
12/2015 – 8/2017: Researcher, Institute of Plant Research and Development, VNUA

Over 10 years of experience breeding food corn (waxy corn, sweet corn, fruit corn) at VNUA, applying multivariate analysis, SSR molecular markers, and machine learning to phenotypic and genetic evaluation for breeding. Co-developed two officially recognized hybrid corn varieties and contributed to three plant-variety-protection filings. Principal investigator on institute-level projects; team member on national- and ministry-level projects. Author or co-author of 40+ publications in domestic and international journals.

Research interests

Mathematical Modeling & Simulations: Applying formulas to track, predict, and analyze biological frameworks.
Phenomics & Genomics: Integrating complex plant trait data with genetic structures to optimize precision agriculture.
Crop Breeding and Improvement: Accelerating the development of hardier, high-yield crop varieties to combat climate and environmental stress.
Remote Sensing & Computer Vision: Applying multi-sensor Earth observation and deep learning to map, monitor, and forecast production in perennial tree-crop systems.

Languages

Vietnamese (native)
English
Japanese

Released / protected crop varieties

VNUA141 – purple waxy corn hybrid. Officially recognized for circulation, Dept. of Crop Production, MARD, 2022 (Reg. No. CNLH.2022.31). Main author: Vu Van Liet. Co-authors: Pham Quang Tuan, Nguyen Trung Duc, Nguyen Thi Nguyet Anh, Nguyen The Hung, Nguyen Viet Long, and Vu Thi Xuan Binh.
VNUA191 – purple waxy corn hybrid. Officially recognized for circulation, Dept. of Crop Production, MARD, 2025 (Reg. No. CNLH.2025.11); plant-variety-protection certificate No. 59.VN.2025, granted 30 June 2025. Main author: Vu Van Liet. Co-authors: Pham Quang Tuan, Nguyen Trung Duc, Nguyen Thi Nguyet Anh, Vu Thi Xuan Binh, and Tran Van Quang.
VNUA168 (Fruit Corn 168) – fresh-eating sweet corn hybrid with a distinctive purple-tinted kernel. Plant-variety-protection certificate No. 63.VN.2025, granted 13 August 2025. Main author: Pham Quang Tuan. Co-authors: Vu Van Liet, Nguyen Trung Duc, Vu Thi Xuan Binh, and Nguyen Thi Nguyet Anh.
MH81 (VNUA81) – white waxy-sweet corn hybrid. Plant-variety-protection certificate No. 107.VN.2025, granted 8 December 2025. Main author: Pham Quang Tuan. Co-authors: Vu Van Liet, Nguyen Trung Duc, Vu Thi Xuan Binh, and Nguyen Thi Nguyet Anh.

Honors and awards

2026 – Certificate of Merit, Director of VNUA: outstanding achievement publishing scientific works in international journals and book chapters, 2025
2025 – Grand Award for outstanding poster presentation, Kyushu University Asia Week 2025 (Q-AOS, Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies)
2025 – Best Presentation Award, 12th JASID Western Japan Research Meeting, Kyushu University
2025 – Certificate of Appreciation, Kyushu University QURIES Program (presented by President Ishibashi Tatsuro)
2024–2027 – JDS PhD Scholarship (JICA Human Resource Development Scholarship Project), Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University
2023 – Certificate of Merit, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, for excellent achievement in duties, 2021–2023
2023 – Certificate of Merit, Vietnam Education Sector Trade Union, for excellence in “Scientific Research and Technology Transfer,” 2022–2023
2022 – Certificate of Merit, Director of VNUA: 2nd Prize, “Creative Scientific Idea Award for Young Officials”
2021 – Best Presentation Award, GIAFAS-2021, Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Dehradun, India
2020 – Best Poster Award, International Plant Physiology Virtual Conference (IPLVC)
2019 – Best Poster Award, National Conference on Plant Physiology (NCPP), Kerala Agricultural University, India
2018–2021 – ICCR CEP/EEP Master’s Scholarship, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Government of India
2016 – Certificate of Merit, Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union: 3rd Prize, 7th National S&T Conference for Young Students (Agriculture-Forestry-Fisheries-Irrigation Universities)

Research grants and projects

Ongoing – Member, “Research and development of high-quality fresh-eating sweet corn varieties for Hanoi City’s agricultural product brand” (CT04/01-2024-5), Hanoi People’s Committee, 2024–2028
Ongoing – Member, “Breeding of anthocyanin-rich fresh-eating sweet corn varieties for northern provinces,” Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2023–2026
Secretary, “Development of breeding materials for specialty sweet corn based on phenotype and molecular markers” (T2022-41-06TĐ), VNUA, 2022–2024
Member, “Heterosis and combining ability for yield and quality among purple, red, and yellow cherry tomato lines” (T2022-43-59), VNUA, 2022
Member, “Genetic diversity analysis of yellow waxy corn materials using phenotype and SSR markers” (T2022-43-58), VNUA, 2022
Member, “Conservation of imported agricultural genetic resources for research and training,” MARD, 2022
Principal Investigator, “Preliminary research on image-based phenotyping, big-data construction, and application in crop breeding” (T2021-41-15TĐ), VNUA, 2021–2023
Member, “Research and breeding of purple waxy corn and super-sweet corn varieties for northern provinces” (ĐTĐL.CN-09/21), Ministry of Science and Technology, 2021–2025
Member, “Screening and developing tomato materials for breeding high-quality fresh-eating ‘Baby Socola’ tomato” (T2021-41-25VB), VNUA, 2021–2022
Member, “Application and production of waxy corn hybrids HUA601 and ADI688 in Hai Duong province” (ĐP2018.VNCPHTC.01), Hai Duong Provincial People’s Committee, 2018–2019
Principal Investigator, “Screening and developing corn materials for hybrid fruit-corn breeding based on phenotype and molecular markers” (T2018-18-20VB), VNUA, 2018–2019
Member, “Trial production of waxy corn hybrid HUA601 in northern provinces” (B.DA.2017-02), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2017–2019
Member, “Research and exploitation of genetic material for breeding high-quality muskmelon” (T2017-19-20VB), VNUA, 2017–2018

Publications

40+ peer-reviewed journal articles and one book chapter; see the full list with DOI links on the Publications page. Selected recent papers:

From mechanistic models to breeding digital twins: Predictive plant improvement for a changing climate

Nguyen Trung Duc. (2026). "From mechanistic models to breeding digital twins: Predictive plant improvement for a changing climate." Ecological Genetics and Genomics. 40, 100504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egg.2026.100504

Environmental Drivers of Quinoa Germination: Growth Responses and Machine Learning Predictions

Van Loc Nguyen, Trung Hung Nguyen, Hoai Nam Vu, Thi Hong Nhung Phan, Viet Long Nguyen, Duc Ha Chu, Daniel Bertero, Nestor Curti, Nguyen Trung Duc & Ton Viet Ta. (2025). "Environmental Drivers of Quinoa Germination: Growth Responses and Machine Learning Predictions." Journal of Crop Health. 77, 199. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10343-025-01272-z

Identification of superior rice donors with enhanced nitrogen use efficiency using a comprehensive multivariate genotype selection strategy

Nguyen Trung Duc, Amooru Harika, Dhandapani Raju, Sudhir Kumar, Renu Pandey, Lekshmy Sathee, Elangovan Alimuthu, Biswabiblap Singh, Chandrapal Vishwakarma, Ranjith Kumar Ellur, Mir Asif Iquebal, Rakesh Pandey, Ambika Rajendran, Akshay Sakhare, Rabi Narayan Sahoo, Naga Neeraja Chirravuri, A. Senthil & Viswanathan Chinnusamy. (2025). "Identification of superior rice donors with enhanced nitrogen use efficiency using a comprehensive multivariate genotype selection strategy." iScience. 28, 113280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.113280 WoS Q1

Phenomics assisted trait dissection and genotype selection for improved nitrogen use efficiency in rice

Nguyen Trung Duc, Dhandapani Raju, Sudhir Kumar, Renu Pandey, Ranjith Kumar Ellur, S. Gopala Krishnan, Chandan Vishwakarma, Elangovan Allimuthu, Biswabiplab Singh, Ambika Rajendran, Rabi Narayan Sahoo & Viswanathan Chinnusamy. (2025). "Phenomics assisted trait dissection and genotype selection for improved nitrogen use efficiency in rice." Plant Stress. 17, 100909. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2025.100909 WoS Q1

Maximizing nitrogen stress tolerance through high-throughput phenotyping in rice

Nguyen Trung Duc, Amooru Harika, Dhandapani Raju, Sudhir Kumar, Renu Pandey, Ranjith Kumar Ellur, S. Gopala Krishnan, Elangovan Allimuthu, Biswabiplab Singh, Ayyagari Ramlal, Ambika Rajendran, Ranjeet Ranjan Kumar, Madan Pal Singh, Rabi Narayan Sahoo & Viswanathan Chinnusamy. (2025). "Maximizing nitrogen stress tolerance through high-throughput phenotyping in rice." Plant Stress. 15, 100764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2025.100764 WoS Q1

Analysis the Combining Ability and Breeding Potential of 10 Purple Waxy Corn Inbred Lines

Pham Quang Tuan, Vu Van Liet, Trieu Thi Mai, Nguyen Thi Nguyet Anh & Nguyen Trung Duc. (2024). "Analysis the Combining Ability and Breeding Potential of 10 Purple Waxy Corn Inbred Lines." Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 22(9), 1123-1135. In Vietnamese

Evaluation and Selection of Superior Anthocyanin-Rich Fruit Corn Hybrids

Pham Quang Tuan, Nguyen Thi Nguyet Anh, Vu Thi Xuan Binh, Vu Van Liet & Nguyen Trung Duc. (2024). "Evaluation and Selection of Superior Anthocyanin-Rich Fruit Corn Hybrids." Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 22(8), 981-991. In Vietnamese

Evaluation of White, Purple, Black Super Sweet Corn Genetic Resources for Specialty Corn Breeding Program

Nguyen Trung Duc, Nguyen Thi Nguyet Anh, Pham Quang Tuan & Vu Van Liet. (2024). "Evaluation of White, Purple, Black Super Sweet Corn Genetic Resources for Specialty Corn Breeding Program." Tap chi Nong nghiep va Phat trien Nong thon (Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development). No. 481, 3-13. In Vietnamese

Agronomic Performance and Adaptation of Newly Introduced Melon Varieties

Nguyen Trung Duc, Nguyen Thi Nguyet Anh, Pham Quang Tuan, Pham Thu Hang, Pham Xuan Hoi, Ha Viet Son & Vu Van Liet. (2024). "Agronomic Performance and Adaptation of Newly Introduced Melon Varieties." Tap chi Nong nghiep va Phat trien Nong thon (Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development). No. 472, 14-23. In Vietnamese

Responses of Oxylipins to Abiotic Stresses

Amooru Harika, Ayyagari Ramlal, Nguyen Trung Duc, Ambika Rajendran & Dhandapani Raju. (2024). "Responses of Oxylipins to Abiotic Stresses." In Phytohormones in Abiotic Stress (Chapter 14, pp. 135-141). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003335788-18

Manuscripts under review

13 manuscripts currently under review or in revision – 4 from Ph.D. research on remote-sensing and machine-learning decision support for Robusta coffee production in Dak Lak, Vietnam (Kyushu University); 7 from ongoing VNUA corn- and taro-breeding work; and 2 from collaborative quinoa research led by Van Loc Nguyen’s group.

Benchmark-First Remote-Sensing Decision Support for Robusta Coffee Production Forecasting in Dak Lak, Vietnam

Nguyen Trung Duc, Wakako Satomura, Nguyen Van Loc, Nguyen Thi Hoai Linh, Thorkil Casse, Ton Thi Minh Khanh, Truong Minh Hang, Nguyen Thi Thu Ha & Ta Viet Ton. (2026). "Benchmark-First Remote-Sensing Decision Support for Robusta Coffee Production Forecasting in Dak Lak, Vietnam." Submitted to Next Sustainability. Manuscript No. NXSUST-D-26-00966. Manuscript under review

YOLO Object Detection for Crop Breeding and Management: A Twin-Pillar Review

Nguyen Trung Duc, Yukiyoshi Iwata & Ta Viet Ton. (2026). "YOLO Object Detection for Crop Breeding and Management: A Twin-Pillar Review." Submitted to Information Processing in Agriculture. Manuscript No. IPA-D-26-00823. Manuscript under review

Interpretable Multi-Sensor Mapping of Coffee Production Systems in Dak Lak, Vietnam: Performance, Spatial Generalization, and Uncertainty

Nguyen Trung Duc, Nguyen Van Loc, Nguyen Thi Hoai Linh, Thorkil Casse, Ton Thi Minh Khanh, Truong Minh Hang, Nguyen Thi Thu Ha & Ta Viet Ton. (2026). "Interpretable Multi-Sensor Mapping of Coffee Production Systems in Dak Lak, Vietnam: Performance, Spatial Generalization, and Uncertainty." Submitted to Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment. Manuscript No. RSASE-D-26-02087. Manuscript under review

Coffee Intelligence: Evidence Standards for Decision-Ready AI and Earth Observation in Coffee Agroecosystems

Nguyen Trung Duc, Takashi Okayasu, Jesse B. Abrams, Linh Thi Hoai Nguyen, Thorkil Casse & Ta Viet Ton. (2026). "Coffee Intelligence: Evidence Standards for Decision-Ready AI and Earth Observation in Coffee Agroecosystems." Submitted to Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. Manuscript under review

Identifying Superior Specialty Corn Hybrids through Multi-Trait Stability, Multivariate Structure and Machine-Learning Trait Importance

Nguyen Trung Duc & Pham Quang Tuan. (2026). "Identifying Superior Specialty Corn Hybrids through Multi-Trait Stability, Multivariate Structure and Machine-Learning Trait Importance." Submitted to Discover Plants. Manuscript under review

Machine Learning and Combining-Ability Analysis Prioritize Breeding Potential in Super Sweet Corn Inbred Lines

Nguyen Trung Duc & Pham Quang Tuan. (2026). "Machine Learning and Combining-Ability Analysis Prioritize Breeding Potential in Super Sweet Corn Inbred Lines." Submitted to Reproduction and Breeding. Manuscript No. REPBRE-D-26-00051. Manuscript under review

Beyond Sweetness: Genetics and Breeding Strategies for Next-Generation Sweet Corn

Nguyen Trung Duc & Pham Quang Tuan. (2026). "Beyond Sweetness: Genetics and Breeding Strategies for Next-Generation Sweet Corn." Submitted to Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Manuscript under review

Genetic Analysis of Newly Developed Supersweet Corn Inbred Lines for Bicolor Hybrid Breeding

Nguyen Trung Duc & Pham Quang Tuan. (2026). "Phân tích di truyền dòng ngô siêu ngọt tự phối phục vụ tạo giống bicolor" (Genetic Analysis of Newly Developed Supersweet Corn Inbred Lines for Bicolor Hybrid Breeding). Submitted to Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Manuscript No. Ms 2732. In Vietnamese Manuscript under review

Genetic Basis and Breeding Strategies for Bicolor Supersweet Corn: A Review

Nguyen Trung Duc & Pham Quang Tuan. (2026). "Tổng quan cơ sở di truyền và chiến lược chọn tạo giống ngô siêu ngọt hai màu hạt" (Genetic Basis and Breeding Strategies for Bicolor Supersweet Corn: A Review). Submitted to Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Manuscript No. Ms 2731. In Vietnamese Manuscript under review

Evaluation of Agronomic Traits and Genetic Diversity of Newly Collected Taro Germplasm

Nguyen Thanh Tung, Nguyen Thi Nguyet Anh, Nguyen Thi Thu, Pham Quang Tuan & Nguyen Trung Duc. (2026). "Evaluation of Agronomic Traits and Genetic Diversity of Newly Collected Taro Germplasm." Submitted to Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Manuscript No. Ms 2616. In Vietnamese Manuscript under review

Development and Selection of Color-Diverse White-, Purple- and Black-Kernel Supersweet Maize: Genetic Diversity, Gene Action and Combining Ability for Elite Parents and Hybrids

Nguyen Trung Duc & Pham Quang Tuan. (2026). "Development and Selection of Color-Diverse White-, Purple- and Black-Kernel Supersweet Maize (Zea mays L.): Genetic Diversity, Gene Action and Combining Ability for Elite Parents and Hybrids." Submitted to Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology. Manuscript under review

Combined Waterlogging and Drought Stress Effects on Quinoa Responses and Yield Prediction

Hue Nhan Luu, Thi Hong Nhung Phan, Thai Hoang Dinh, Thi Ngoc Dinh Dinh, Thi Thu Ha Phung, Nguyen Trung Duc, Duc Ha Chu & Néstor Curti. (2026). "Combined Waterlogging and Drought Stress Effects on Quinoa Responses and Yield Prediction." Submitted to PLOS ONE. Manuscript No. PONE-D-26-33153. Manuscript under review

Integrative Phenotyping, Multivariate Analyses, and Machine Learning Prediction for Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) under Hypoxia

Van Loc Nguyen, Thi Hong Nhung Phan, Viet Long Nguyen, Thai Hoang Dinh, Thi Ngoc Dinh Nguyen, Thi Thu Ha Phung, Nguyen Trung Duc, Duc Ha Chu, Néstor Curti & Daniel Bertero. (2026). "Integrative Phenotyping, Multivariate Analyses, and Machine Learning Prediction for Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) under Hypoxia." Major revision requested by PLOS ONE. Manuscript No. PONE-D-26-29301. Manuscript under review

Talks and conference presentations

Kyushu University Forum “KYUDAI NOW” in Vietnam (Thai Nguyen) Permalink

March 21, 2026

Poster at Kyushu University Forum "KYUDAI NOW" in Vietnam, Q-AOS (Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies, Kyushu University), Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry, and the Vietnam Association of Kyushu University Alumni (VAKA), Thai Nguyen, Vietnam

Nguyen Trung Duc

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